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LATEST: Energy market analysis October 14, 2026
Since the 1970s, most Gulf oil has been priced in US dollars, Gulf producers have invested a large share of their revenues in US assets, and the United States has been the region's main security partner. In a commentary published on 5 October, Nick...
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Since the 1970s, most Gulf oil has been priced in US dollars, Gulf producers have invested a large share of their revenues in US assets, and the United States has been the region's main security partner. In a commentary published on 5 October, Nick...
Energy market analysis
A new long range outlook from S&P Global puts a number on a shift that already shapes this year's prices. Energy demand in emerging and developing economies could rise by more than 60% by 2060, which S&P likens to adding another China to the global...
Energy market analysis
Freight, connection capacity and withdrawal rate are setting the price this fortnight. The commodity is not the scarce part. The clearest place to see the distinction is freight. Tanker rates on the benchmark route from the Middle East to China reached a...
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The commodity is not the constraint. The queue in front of it is. Utah drills for firm power. Europe queues for it. A government-backed research site in Utah is running what amounts to a full-scale trial of enhanced geothermal. Rather than searching for the...
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Physical shipping data still tells a different story than the diplomacy This week again showed how far diplomatic signaling can drift from what is actually moving through the Strait of Hormuz. Qatar's foreign ministry said draft language for a settlement...
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Europe aims for 2040 The set-piece of the week lands on 17 July, when the European Commission is expected to unveil its first dedicated electrification target for 2040. According to a draft seen by Bloomberg, Brussels wants electricity to carry a far larger...
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